I was just cruising the fiction aisles and found this title by Hunt. She is slowly becoming one of my favorite authors. This was a historical fiction work – which takes tons of time for any author. I truly think that she did a great job.
This is the story of Moses through the eyes of the women that raised him, loved him and followed him. Each of these women changed as a result of knowing Moses. They all needed him for different reasons.
His Egyptian mother needed him so that she could find her place as an Egyptian queen. In the end, she would sacrifice that to set Moses free.
His real sister, Miriam, found value being related to him an honor and a priveledge. God dramatically showed her that to be a leader you must serve.
His wife, Zipporah, knew him the best as Moses struggled to find out who this “Yaweh” was. In Midian and Egypt, many gods were worshipped and Moses just did not believe that a god worth serving would be so small. They soon both found out how powerful and amazing this “Yaweh” was and still is.
I was amazed by this recounting of the story of Moses. One thinks that you have read it before and there is nothing new. Yaweh was not a very forgiving in this moment in history. He expected and demanded complete obedience from those that followed him. He would and did separate the believing from the unbelieving many times during the 40 years in the desert.
Hunt did a great job of following the bible story and adding those emotions that draw you in and help you feel more connected to the real people of the bible. I truly enjoyed this book.
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